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Qwen3.6-35B-A3B on Apple M3 Pro (18GB Unified)

M3 Pro (18GB Unified) runs Qwen3.6-35B-A3B at Q3_K_M — 3 tok/s due to limited memory bandwidth. Slow but functional — see all options below.

Model Size

35B

Device VRAM

18 GB

Bandwidth

150 GB/s

Quantization

Q3_K_M

Benchmarks

Performance by Quantization

OwnRig currently has one published compatibility entry for Qwen3.6-35B-A3B on Apple M3 Pro (18GB Unified) at Q3_K_M. This is the best supported pairing we can stand behind today.

QuantizationSpeedTTFTFits in VRAMRatingConfidence
Q3_K_M3 tok/s3000ms✓ YesMarginalestimated

Notes

Q3_K_M

Qwen 3.6-35B-A3B MoE (~3B active). Q3_K_M on 18GB m3-pro-18gb.

About Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B (35B) is a chat, coding, ai coding, reasoning, multi-purpose model. MoE with 35B total parameters and ~3B active per token. Local stacks still load the full expert pool, so VRAM tracks total size. Q4_K_M needs ~22GB at practical context (RTX 4090 / 24GB class sweet spot). Q3_K_M (~16GB) fits 16GB cards at default context with minimal KV headroom; long 262K runs need KV cache quantization. 8GB cards cannot run this model without heavy CPU offload. Apache 2.0.

View all Qwen3.6-35B-A3B hardware options →

About Apple M3 Pro (18GB Unified)

Apple M3 Pro (18GB Unified) has 18 GB at 150 GB/s. Available in MacBook Pro 14", MacBook Pro 16".

See all models Apple M3 Pro (18GB Unified) can run →

Estimate method: Estimated from Unsloth GGUF sizes; best quant that fits device VRAM. Reference hardware source: huggingface.co (2026-05-26)

Performance varies by driver version, inference engine, quantization method, context length, and system configuration. Figures shown are estimates based on community benchmarks and may not reflect your exact setup. Product names are trademarks of their respective owners. OwnRig is independent and not affiliated with any hardware or AI model provider.

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